Something fishy

I was chatting with my friend few hours ago when she shared with me her recent surprise. This particular surprise/ astonishment is pointed at me, over my mysterious and unexpected silence in the current development of affairs of a prominent political personality (wow three P’s in a row). Ohh well I am not saying anything, but someone is saying yet not saying anything....

This country faces one disaster after another; there is not a single moment without breaking news. I do not understand the concept of breaking the news because all it breaks is our heart. It is very difficult to find humour in these severe times but if someone amuses us, then why not.

Thankfully the heat wave has passed and now the weather is pleasant, especially in the evening and late nights. It is so easy to say today that the heat wave have passed but only few days back uncountable people died while others lived helplessly in Karachi and other areas of Sindh without any electricity, water, or appropriate medical care. 

It is a moment of shame for the government, both federal and provincial, that in 2015 when there is brilliant advancement of technology and medicines around the world- the citizens of this country died due to non-availability of basic medical facilities.

It would not be fair to only blame the government but to a great extent we are also responsible for not electing our representatives wisely; we are even more guilty when we do not raise voice against the injustice. We just sit in our homes and curse the politicians and when the time comes to make a choice, to take a decision- we repeat the same mistakes, over and over again.

Please let us not fool ourselves anymore that angels would fly from the skies to rescue us or that the sea shall part in two and a way will manifest itself. Those miracles do happen but only when we personally want to solve our problems and decide firmly that enough is enough!

Our issue is that we close our eyes to real problems and goes into a state of denial. We believe and accept only what we want to believe and accept; and that which is convenient for us.

I sincerely hope and pray that we free ourselves from the imprisonment of our mind-sets, prejudices and bias.

Have a nice Sunday!

Sonya Syed, (Day 537).